8. The history of the viceroyal government is most useful.
9. This dissertation is a new book.
10. “Not as a spider, nor as an ant, but as a bee.”
11. The union between Spaniards and Mexicans is very useful; but history cannot be silenced by the claim that it is a social union.
DIALOGUE BETWEEN AGUSTIN RIVERA AND FLORENCITO LEVILON.
“How are you, sir?”
“How are you, Florencito? When did you arrive?”
“Yesterday.”
“I am greatly pleased that you have called to see me. What have you studied this year?”
“The Aztec language; here is the invitation to my public examination. The program was as fine as usual, since my teacher, Señor Don Agustin de la Rosa, spoke splendidly, as every year, of the philosophy and richness of the Aztec tongue.”